I don't own Fairy Tail. Yep, I decided to try to get another multi-chapter story out there. I am hoping the timing isn't too inconvenient. Anyway, as one would expect from me, the story is mostly Happy/Carla, along with Natsu/Lucy, Gajeel/Levy, Samuel/OC, Pantherlily/Shagotte, Gray/Juvia, Erza/cake, Lucky/Marl (well, they are a married couple), possible Wendy/Romeo, etc.

Chapter 1: Advice

While still young, Happy was definitely sure that he was in love. The object of his affection? Why, it was none other than Carla, a fellow Exceed. Carla was the most beautiful white furred cat Happy had ever laid eyes on. She had adorable chocolate brown eyes, the elegant emblem of Fairy Tail stamped onto her back, a long tail with a cute ribbon tied to the end of it, a love of Darjeeling tea like no other, and an impressive vocabulary that one wouldn't expect from a six-year-old.

It was early in the morning. Happy shook Natsu awake. He asked, "Natsu, can I ask you something?"

"What?" Natsu asked groggily.

"There is something important I want to tell Carla, but…I'm scared," Happy admitted.

"She's gaining weight, isn't she?" Natsu asked, wide awake and curious.

"No! That's your girlfriend!" Happy corrected him bluntly.

"You mean Lucy? Her figure looks the same to me. Or, it did the last time I saw her, which was yesterday…" Natsu thought long and hard about it. "Give me a minute."

"I guess I'll just ask Papa," Happy decided. He was referring to his biological father, Lucky. As it would turn out, the strict old farmer cat was Happy's father, and he had not come to realize it until sometime ago, when Natsu and Lucy went through the trouble of tracking Lucky and Happy's mother, Marl, down. Lucky and Marl had recently built a little house right next to Natsu and Happy's house along with joining Fairy Tail, not wanting to be away from their son any longer.

Happy went outside to the little house, which, like Lucky and Marl's last house in Edolas, bared an uncanny resemblance to Lucky. He knocked on the door. His mother opened it, smiling cheerily. "Happy! What a pleasure to see my favorite little neighbor!" With that, she kissed him on the forehead.

"Hi, Mama. I was hoping to ask Papa for some advice. Is he still here, or did he go to the guild, already?" Happy asked hopefully.

"He's here, sweetie. Come on in," Marl welcomed her little son inside. "Out of curiosity, what did you want to ask your father about?"

"I wanted to ask him how he was able to tell you that he loved you for the first time," Happy admitted. Marl could tell that Happy was a little reluctant to confess. In spite of that, the younger blue cat continued by explaining, "I want to be able to say that to Carla, but I'm worried that she might not feel the same way back…"

"Oh, sweetie," Marl sympathetically hugged her son. "Happy, I'm sure she feels that way. When your father and I saw you dancing with her in the air, there was no better match."

"You mean at Miss Porlyusica's house?" Happy asked, receiving a nod of confirmation from his mother.

"How about your father and I tell the story together?" Marl suggested. "Do you like the sound of that?"

"Aye!" Happy nodded excitedly.

Marl went to get Lucky. After convincing him to come out, the couple sat in front of their son. Lucky shouted, "Kah! So you want to know about the first time I said 'I love you' to your old mom, huh?"

"Aye, please!" Happy said politely.

"Alright. Now, let's see…I think it went like this…" Lucky looked back on the glory days of his youth.

Flashback…

It was shortly after Lucky and Marl decided to go steady. Lucky was as sure as he had wings that he was in love. He was in love with Marl, and he wanted to say it. He wanted to scream it to all of Edolas, so loudly that he would wake King Faust from his nap.

He flew over to Marl's house, a little house of the outskirts of Extalia. Knocking on the door, he cleared his throat, wanting the moment to exceed perfection. When the blue female opened the door, she gasped in delight. "Oh, Lucky! You've surprised me! I wasn't expecting you, dear!"

"Kah! Ahem. Sorry. I needed to get that out of my system," Lucky shouted, then apologized.

"Oh, that's fine. I'm used to you randomly shouting like that," Marl smiled pleasantly.

"Marl, I know we've only been going steady for a short time, but…I've been in love with you since the day we met. I love you, baby!" Lucky picked his significant other up, spun her around, and kissed her.

"Oh, Lucky!" Marl nearly cried due to her intense happiness.

"You're the one! If I ever break your heart, I give you my full permission to beat me upside the head with a rock," Lucky granted.

"I don't think I'll ever exercise that privilege," Marl giggled.

End of flashback…

"It sounds like you kind of killed the moment by saying she could hit you with a rock," Happy mumbled.

"It was sweet nonetheless!" Marl exclaimed happily, sighing dreamily at the memory. "Everything about him was alluring, even his short temper and constant desire to prove his manliness."

"I wonder if Carla will ever feel that way about me," Happy wondered aloud.

"That's what this is about? Kah! Sometimes, you've just got to rip off the bandage and stomp on it!" Lucky said.

"You have to remember, Lucky, he and Carla are only six years old—" Marl reminded him, but was interrupted.

"He should be thirteen by now!" Lucky pointed out.

"After hearing about that dragon, Achnologia, I think we're lucky that our son is even alive," Marl responded, "even if he was trapped in time for seven years. We owe Master Mavis…everything. And more!"

"Kah! She's manly!" Lucky claimed. Happy didn't exactly agree with that, but he didn't want to say that out loud.

"Um…" Happy wasn't sure what to say.

"I'm sure Carla feels the same way about you, Happy," Marl pulled Happy into a hug and assured him. "You're a fine young man, and any woman would be happy to have you."

"Thank you, Mama!" Happy hugged his mother gratefully.